After taking a bit of a breather, we’re excited to announce our extension of the CFP dates for Diana Initiative 2020! Please note, round one will be closing on May 23rd! After having been open since February 26th, we’ve received a number of exciting submissions.

We offer two submission rounds for talks. The Diana Initiative believes in feedback and education as part of the CFP process. With that in mind, we will send out clear acceptance emails at the end of each round. Rejection letters will be sent at the end of the second round, which will include an option to request feedback from reviewers.

We are currently working on finalizing the dates for the 2020 virtual event at this time and expect to have them announced before any acceptances emails are sent out to our speakers. We look forward to seeing you at Diana Initiative 2020 online!

Submission Guidelines

Submission Title

Speaker Name(s)

Speaker Email (this is how we will contact you) Hidden from reviewers

Speaker biography (150 words or less per speaker) Hidden from reviewers

If the submission is missing any of the above items, it will not be accepted. The Diana Initiative reserves the right to throw out papers in which the author’s personal information is contained in the abstract or detailed outline.

We will do our best to accommodate equipment needs, but presenters are responsible for any equipment beyond internet access and A/V equipment provided.

Review Process

Each submitted talk will be double-blind reviewed (the reviewers do not see the author names and the authors do not see their reviewer names) by a committee of dedicated reviewers.

A final group of core conference staff will make a final judgement on each talk based on the comments provided by the double-blind review panel. Reviewers score talks based on a number of criteria included, but not limited to:
~ Detail of submission
~ Novelty of the talk
~ Whether the talk has been given previously
~ Whether the talk has been recorded previously

Additional Notes:

Will mentoring for first round submissions not accepted into Diana Initiative be taking place this year?
Due to staffing restrictions and the impact of Covid 19 on our volunteers, we will not be offering CFP mentoring this year for individuals not accepted in the first round of the CFP. We apologize for not being able to offer this opportunity and we will strive to resume offering this service during future events.

Will presentation mentoring for accepted submissions be taking place this year?
At this time we are still anticipating offering mentoring services for accepted speakers to help hone their presentations. We will provide further updates on this as the CFP continues. We look forward to all your submissions this year for Diana Initiative 2020!

Are you currently accepting submissions for workshops and training for the 2020 event?
At this time we are currently not accepting submissions for workshops or training due to the format of the virtual event. We are actively discussing how to best serve our attendees and will update the site if this changes as we finalize the virtual format. If you have any questions regarding this, please email cfp@dianainitiative.org.